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Stefanie Rost et al 2009 Environ. Res. Lett. 4 044002 doi:10.1088/1748-9326/4/4/044002
Global potential to increase crop production through water management in rainfed agriculture
Stefanie Rost1, Dieter Gerten1,4, Holger Hoff1,2, Wolfgang Lucht1, Malin Falkenmark3 and Johan Rockström2,3
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